The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-27
THEWAR TALK or INGALLS,
AND FRYE NEE rs WITH THE AP.
PROBATION OF THE PRESS.
The Postal Telegraph Bill-PrOtest
Against the Interstate Bill-Pro-
ceedlngs OF Congress.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.

SPECIAL TO THE APPEAL
BUREAU CT THE MEMPHIS APPEAL,
No. 1906 + STREET, WAsHINGToN, ID. Q +,
January 26.-Ths favorable manner in
which the "war" tax of ingalls, and
Frye In the Senate has been received
by the press OF the cjuntry has greatly
encouraged the extremists, or the war
party" AS they are getting 10 be called.
AS q consequence it has been deter.
mined by the members of the House
Com uiitee. on Foreign affairs to make
the fisheries bill ttill more emphatic
than 1t is and strsDg hsn 1t, 30 az to
direct, It's cad OF merely authorizing
the President 10 exclude Canadian
vessels from our ports. When the bill
is cal ed up in thu House, which Mr.,
Belmont informed your correspondent
would be not earlier than next week,
there will be some very hot speeches
delive red upon it. The existing feel
ing is being worked up to a still higher
piIch by m smbers of the Naval Com
mitee tor a purpose. That purpose
has been ascertsined today by your
correspondent to be this: Right on the
heels of the excitement incident to the
debate and passage Of the fisheries re-
taliation BILL aud before the House
has had time 10 cool down, it
Is proposed to call up The
Thomas bill spproprialing $50, 900
for Immediate expsndi ufe upon the
work OF strengthening the navy.
Coming at such a moment, the bill
would probably be passed, and such
action on the part Of Congress would
be tantamount to challenge for war.
In a talk with your correspondent to-
day, Representative Thomas said on
this subject: TT is we'll understood
both in the House and Senate thu
the passage OF the naval bill on the
bees Ct the fisheries bill would
amount TO a war challenge, but even
il it should be 60 we are willing 70
stand by it," Another member re-
marked that: "rhe dogs Of war are
already testing the strength of their
leashes."
SOME YTEEN DRUGGISTS OF NASHVILLE
petitioned Congress to repeal internal
revenue laws, while ano het petition
from Memphis druggists declares that
thty are opposed to such a move, not
only because the tax on whisky, to-
bacco, ETC., is strictly revenue tax,
but becau'e they are not necessities
and should be made to bear the bur
den Of t TX alton rather than iron, etee,
clothing and other necessaries of the
masses.
TWENTY CITIZENS OF JACKSON, TENN,
ask the passage of bill like the Blair
biz.
The House today passed the bill
providing for holding terms OF
DISTRICT AND CIRCUIT COURTS
at Vicksbu &, Mise. Oh the 6r,t M IN
days of June aud July. Toe district
ia to be called the Western Division
of the Southern Judicial District, OF
M ssis 'ippi aud includes Washington,
Shnkey, Issaquenna and Warren
counties.
JUDGE KELLEY, OF PENNSYLVANIA,
told your corresponds today that IL
was b;olutely useless for Mr.. Randall
to attempt to ca ~ any general tariff
bill. The only thlng he can do will be
to pass under suspension of the rules
the repeal OF the tob icco tax. Should
it fail OF its passage, he will, like Sam
son, have pulled down the wa ls Of the
temple on his enemies. Unlike Sam.
son, ne will escape himself through
having shown his desire to reduce the
revenues.
] MATHEWS NoMrNATI1N REJECTED.
Iu the secret SEES sion of the Senate
today the nomination of j. q.
Mathew, of A blny, N. Y, the col
orsd Recorder of Deeds of this Dis
trict, was reached and discussed for an
hour, majority of the Senators pres
ent giving their reasons for the vote
they were alb out to cast. The nomi-
nation was rejected. The vot4 is un-
derstood to have been II to 81. OF
the minority thrse are Republicans,
and a proportio nate number of the
maj 'rity are said 10 be Democra
URGING THE VETO OF THE INTERSTATE
t. COMMERCE BILL.
A letter, of which the following is a
copy, was today sent to President
Cleveland by the National Legislative
Committee Of the Knights OF Labor:
. WASHINGTON, D. c., January %, 1887.
Mr.. President:
This committee, representing the largest
body, of organized workers in the nation,
numbe ing as they do, with their depend
ents, over 5000 600. or nearly one-tenth OF
the whole people, and in interest three
fourths of them In the United states, desire
to call your attep ton to Senate bf No. 1882,
and known as q bill TO regulate Interstate
that on one side Of the great qdes-
lions involved IN this bill are
. large body Of producers and consumers
their methods OF doing busin ass and poor In
purse, and from their habits ard methods Of
living they desire to have the laws made
simple and pain, so that they may be abe
to present their claims before the court. Of
the land without having to contend with
legal techuicalities and diserimiu ationi
arising out of their inability to pay for the
ablest legal talent in the land. In this
respect the present bill is the acme
of legal subterfuge. There ore, we de-
other Objectionable features of the bill. We
regard the following objections as iunda-
mentsl: First, the Commission clause;
second. the arbitrary power conferred upon
the Commission; third, the exclusive juris-
diction given u the Federal courts to hear
fourth, the acknowledged uncertainty as 10
the meaning of neqrlv all of the provisions
of the measure In behalf Of our constitu
ents We respectfully request you TO- veto the
~ RALPH BEAUMoYTf,
. JOHN J. MCCAR NEY,
. ft O.. JAMES CAMPBELL,
National Legislative Committee, Knights OF
Labor.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
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